Defense attorneys this week filed motions giving the first glimpse of how they intend to challenge the government in its case against Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director of the Port Authority, and Bridget Anne Kelly, a former aide to the governor, in the political corruption trial that has become known as Bridgegate.

Here are some highlights of those motions.

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No. 1: David Wildstein swiped Bill Baroni's hard drive

Defense attorneys say Wildstein, expected to be a key witness in the trial, stole Bill Baroni’s computer hard drive before he left the Port Authority and later handed it over to federal prosecutors—who indicted Baroni and Kelly in the high-profile case that goes to trial in 2016. (Jon Ross via Flickr)

No. 2: A subpoena ignored

Wildstein, who ordered the closure of the George Washington Bridge lanes that sparked the scandal that rocked the administration of Gov. Chris Christie, was subpoenaed to testify before the Assembly Transportation Committee on January 9, 2014. At the time, the hard drive he held was under subpoena as well, attorneys say. Wildstein refused to answer any questions at the hearing, but did produce emails subpoened by the committee. (Video by Brian Donohue | The Star-Ledger)

Defense attorneys want to move the trial. Baroni’s attorney asked the court to take the trial out of state, claiming the former Port Authority executive and Republican state senator could not get an impartial jury in New Jersey, noting the media attention on the case. (Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)